~t•.,... 1C a a •t:A~ ""' ......... ~~ I ~ _,, ~l\JAr::>i\ Lawrence Cherney, Artistic Director An E~traordinary Double Bill of Opera and Dance May 26~29, 2004 Jane Mallett Theatre, St. La'A'.rence Centre 27 Front Street East, Toronto Harry Somers' The Merman of Orford and Death of Enkidu David Pomeroy I Julie Nesrallah I Martin Houtman Gregory Dahl I Alain Coulombe I Dancetheatre David Earle I with Chamber ·orchestra ' "Two tales drawn from the pages of classic myth and legend weave a spell of magic." Tickets: -45 (Seniors and Students 25% off) Call St. Lawrence Centre ·Box Office 416.366.7723 www.soundstreams.ca I••. Canadian , Heritage Patrimoine canadien torontdartsbou nci! · - 8:00: Small World Festival/Jyafast Collective. 2nd Annual South Asian Heiitage Festival· Dhruba Ghosh, sarangi & Anipdo Chatterjee, tabla. Habourfront Centre Theatre, 231 Queen's Quay West. 416-973-4000. · . - 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir. Mourt: Mass in C Minor. Trinity-St. Paul's Centre. See May 19. - 9:00: Music Gallery/Rough-Idea. The Ex. Divergent musical styles including folk, - jazz, ethnic music. Lee's Palace, 529 Bloor St. West. 416-603-0034. Reseivations: (ad· vance). Friday May 21 - 7:00: Royal Ontario Museum. ROM Friday Nights: Japan. Music tba. Currelly ,Gallery, Level 1, 100 Queen's Park. 416-586· 5549. Free. - 7:30: Jumblies Theatre. Once A Shoreline. Ruth Howard, writer/designer; Wende Bartley, composer; Varrick Grimes, director; Erna Van Daele, musical director; Kate Van Doorne, vocalist; Viva! Youth Singers, DPNC choir; male chorus. Davenport Perth Neigh· bourhood Centre, 1900 Davenport Rd. 416· 203-8428. ,, (family). For com· plete run see music theatre listings. - 7:30: RCM Community School. Young Musicians' Band. Brass & woodwind players. Stanley Rosenzweig, director. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. We.st. 416·408· 2824 x321. Free. - 8:00 & 1 O:OOpm: Distillery Jazz Festi· val.Shurum Burum Jazz Circus. Fermenting Room, Distillery Historic District, 55 Mill St. 416-872-1212, 1·800-461-3333. (ad· vance), (door). - 8:00: Kevin Komitaruk, organ.from Halle to Leipzig - Organ Gems by Samuel Scheidt and J:s. Bach. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3733. Free. - 8:00: Music Gallery. Trio Fibonacci. Works by Plamondon, Palacio-Quintin, Radford & Provost. Julie-Anne Derome, violin; Gabriel Prynn, cello; Andre Ristic, piano. St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John. 4'16-204· 1080. SJ 5, O(member), (sr/sl). - 8:00: ·small World FestivallJyafast Collective. 2nd Annual South Asian Hen~age Festival· Shankar & Gingger W. Sivamani and Swapan Chaudhun: Fusion of Indian and Western sounds. Winter Garden Theatre, 189 Yonge St. 416-872-5555. . - 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir.Mozart: Mass in· C Minor. Trinity-St. Paul's Centre. See May 19. Saturday May 22 - 7:30: Raag·Mala Music Society. Tej'endra Maj'umdar, sarod & Subhankar Bane!]'ee, tabla in Concert. Medical Scien~es Auditorium, 1 King's College Circle. 416-492· 7665. ,. - 8:00: Anatolian Folk Dancers. 23rd Annual Folk Dance and Music Show. Live music & dances from all regions of Turkey. Hart House Theatre, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-288-6896. ,. - 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir. Mourt: Mass in C Minor. Trinity-St. Paul's Centre. See May 19. Sunday May 23 - 12:30: Harbourfront/Milk lnternation· al Children's Festival. Theatre du Copeau - "Coa?" Musical tale of Jeremy Toad. Ages 4-8. Brigantine Room, Harbourfront Centre, Queen's Quay West. 416-973-4000. For complete run see music theatre listings. . - 2:00: Harbourfront/Milk International Children's Festival. Scrap Arts Music: "Phonk''. Percussion theatre featuring sculp· ture on wheels with 5 performers. CIBC Stage, Harbourfront Centre, Queen'.s Quay West. 416-973-4000. · - 3:30: Harbourfront/Milk International Children's Festival. Red Sky Performance - "Sun Spint''. Two Aboriginal stories, "Caribou Song" and "How the Raven Stole the Sun" fuse dance, theatre, live music and storytelling. Harbourfront Centre Theatre, Queen's Quay West. 416-973-4000. For complete run see music theatre listings. - 3:30: Tafelinusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir. Mozart: Mass in C Minor. Trinity·St. Paul's Centre. See May 19. - 8:00: Les voix du coeur. 10th Anniversa· ry Concert. Chansons & songs from Aznavour, Brei, Vigneault, Leclerc, Delanoe, Fugain, Plamondon, Charlebois and others. Manon Cote, music director; Pierre Mongeon, piano. Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, 36 Greenfield Ave. 905-787-9872. . Monday May 24 - 2:00: Harbourfront/Milk International Children's Festival. Scrap Arts Music: "Phonk''. See May 23. · . - 2:00: Monarchist League of Canada. Concert for the Gueen's Birthday. Governor· General's Horse Guards'·Band. College Park, courtyard south side, 777 Bay St. 416-482 · 4157. Free. Tuesday May 25 - 1 O:OOam: Harbourfront/Milk lnterna· tional Children's Festival. Bluesberry Jam II. Chicago Blues man Fruteland Jackson tells ihe story of the blues through music and song. Lakeside Ter~ace, Harbourfront Centre, Queen's Quay West. 416-973-4000. - 12:00: Harbourfront/Milk lnt1rniltion· al Children's Festival. Scrap Arts Music: ''Phonk''. See May 23. - 1:00: St. James' Cathedral. lunch Hour Concert: Christopher Dawes, organ. Reubke: Sonata on the 94th Psalm. 65 Church St. 416· 364· 7865. Free. - 8:00: Music Gallery/Rough ldH. .Charlotte Hug & Chantal Lapointe. Goethe· lnstitut, 163 King St. West. Reservations: 416·603·0034. $tba. - 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir. Mozart: Mass in C Minor. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416·733-0545. "-. See May 19. ' Wednesday May 26 - 1 O:OOam: Hubourfront/Milk lnterna· tional Children's Festival. Bluesberry Jam fl See May 25. - 12:00 noon: Hubourfront/Milk Inter· national Children's Festival. 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- 12:30: Yorkminstar Park Church. Noonday Recital· Thomas fitches, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416·922·1167. Free. - 7:30: Soundstreams Canada. Harry Somers: Death of Enkidu and The Merman of Orford. David Pomeroy & Gregory Dahl, singers; Dance Theatre David Earle; Pierrot Ensemble. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 416·366·7723. ,. For complete run see music theatre listings. - 8:00: Nathanial Datt Chorale. And Still We Sing ... Psalms@Spintual Songs. Brainerd Blyden· Taylor, conductor. Grace Church on the Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. 416·340-0550. .50,.50. - 8:00: North York Concert Orchestra. Burritt: Symphonic Overture; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e; Tchaikovsky: Symphony 112 inc; Waltz from Eugene Onegin. Min· Jeong Koh, violin; Ann Cooper Gay, conductor. York Woods Public Library Theatre, 1785 Finch Ave. West. 416-225-4556. ,. - 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Schnittke: Concerto grosso 111; Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Tchaiko· vsky: Symphony 112 little Russian. John Kimura Parker, piano; Mark Skazinetsky, Marc-Andre Savoie, violins; Hugh Wolff, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. -. - 9:00: Feast of the East. Imagine the Sound of Peace. Medina (Arabic); Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band (Jewish). Lula Lounge, 15.85 Dundas West. 416-588·0307. ,(st). Thursday May 27 - 1 O:OOam: Harbourfront/Milk lntarna· tional Children's Festival. Bluesberry Jam ll See May 25. - 12: 15: Music on the Hill. lunchtime Concert: Two Roads Home. Folk duo. St. John's York Mills Church, 19 Don Ridge Drive. 416-225-661.1. Free. - 12:30: Christ Church Deer Park. lunch· time Chamber Music: Vicki Slechta, flute; Cecilia lgnatieff, piano; Geny Robinson, bassoon. Poulenc: Trio; other works. 1570 Yonge St. 4·16-920-5211 . Free (donations gratefully received). - 2:00 & 8:00: Canada Pops Orchestra. A Magic Montage - Illusions, tall tales, magical sounds. David Ben, Dini Petty, Rebec· ca Poff, David Rogers, guest artists. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416· 872-1111. -(eve), -(mat). - 2:00: Smile Theatre. Consider This ll71ie - The Next Chapter in the Beatrice Lillie Story. Her songs and adventures. Yorkminster Park Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-599-8440. . - 8:00: Civic Light Opera Company. Kiss Me Kate. By Cole Porter & Sam & eella Spe~ack. Joe Cascone, Joanne Kennedy, Andrea Barker, Gordon Elkin, Heather Goodall & other perfonners. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. 416·469-8450; .50,. For complete run see music theatre listings. - 8:00: Hummingbird Cantre for the Performing Arts. Diana Krall, jazz vocals/ piano in Concert. 1 Front Street East. 416· 872-2262. .50-5.50. - 8:00: Music Gallery. Madawaska Ouartet Residency Benefit. Music Iba. Sarah Faser Raff & Rebecca Van Der Post, violins; Anna Redekop, viola; Meran Currie-Roberts, cello. St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John. 416-204· 1080. $tba. · - 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Roy Thomson Hall. See May 26. Friday May ZS - 1 O:OOam: Harbourfront/Milk lntarna· tional Children's Festival. Bluesberry Jam II. See May 25. - 12:30: Harbourfront/Milk lntarnation· al Children's Festival. Manding Jata: "Sunjata''. West African acrobatics, dancing and drumming. CIBC Stage, Harbourfront Centre, Queen's Quay West. 416-973-4000. - 7:00: Royal Ontario Museum.ROM Friday Nights: Pan Asia Heritage Month. Music tba. Currelly Gallery, Level 1, 100 Queen's Park. 416-586-5549. Free. - 7:30: Brampton Festival Singers. Brahms: Liebeslieder; Neue Liebeslieder. Christopher Dawes, conductor; Michel Allard, piano. St. Paul's Church, 30 Main St. S., Brampton. 905-874-2800, 905-793-4600. ,,(child under 12). - 7:30: Canadian Children's Opara Chorus. Ruby and Apprentice Choruses Spring Concert. Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, 230 St. Clair West. 416-366-8823. Donation. -. 7:30: St. Timothy's Church. East Meets West: festival Opening Concert. Valerie Tryon, piano. 4125 Sheppard Ave. East. 416·293· 5711 x40. , O(sr/st), Festival package: , (sr/st). - 8:00: Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra. Annual Pops Dinner Concert. Rossini: Barber of Seville Overture; Faure: Pavanne; Massenet: Meditation; Saint Saens: Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra CBSO/Optimist Award recipient, violinist Sarah Nematallah, playing Massenet's Meditation and Saint Saens' Havanaise • Also, the music of Rossini, Faure, Anderson, Leonard Bernstein and Canadian John Robertson • All in an exciting new venue: the Shangri-la Banquet Hall & Convention Centre, so Esna Park Drive Markham An a1m's length body o r l he City o r To1on 10 Havanaise; music by Robertson, Andp,rson & Bernstein. Sarah Nematallah, violin; Robert · Saturday May Z9 Raines, conductor. Shangri-la Banquet Hall & - 12:00 noon: RCM Community School. Convention Centre, 50 Esna Park Dr., lobby Con~ert. Students of the Royal Conserv· Markham. 416-879-5566. ,. atory. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. - 8:00: Hummingbird Cantre for the West. 416-408-2824 x474. Free. Performing Arts. Diana Krall, jazz vocals/ - 2:00 & 7:30: Mississauga Children's piano in Concert. See May 27. Choir. A Garden of Song. Watson Henderson: - 8:00: New Adventures in Sound Art. Wind Songs (world premiere); selection of Radio Theatre. Perfonnances with live music songs to ready the spirit for a long awaited & sound effects, bringing back the spontaneity summer. Thomas Bell, music director. Royal of live radio & responding to current events; Bank Theatre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Missis· music by Westerkamp; radio works by Lerner, sauga. 905-306-6000. (eve), (mati· Windeyer, MacConnac & van der Zon. Chris nee). · Brookes, Marjorie Chan, Nilan Perera, Susanna - 2:00: Harbourfront/Milk International Hood & Evalyn Parry, perfonners. Latvian Children's Festival. MandingJata: "Sun· House, 491College.41'6·910-7231. (ad. jata''. See May 28. vance), (door) (prices indude 8pm & 1 Opm - 2:30: St. Timothy's Church. East Meets performances). West: Missa Gaia. Music by Halley. Peterbor· - 8:00: Small Winld Festival/JyaFest ough Singers; Syd Birrell, conductor. 4125 Collective. 2nd Annual South Asian Heritage Sheppard Ave. East. 416-293-5711 x40. festival· Mandolin U. Srinivas & Trichy . ,(sr/st), Festival package: , (sr/ Sankaran, mrdangam. Winter Garden Theatre, st). 189 Yonge St. 416-872-5555: . ·- 7:00: High Park Choirs of Toronto. - 8:00: The Harmony Singers. from This Hoecake, Hominy& Sassafras Tea ... celebrat- Moment On - A Great Evening of Music. ing North American folksongs. Senior, Cham- Senja Hawken, violin; Harvey Patterson, ber and Children's Choirs; Gary Fisher & conductor, Bruce Harvey, accompanist. Martin · Zimfira Poloz, directors; John E. Govedas, Grove Church, Martin Grove & Mercury. 416· accompanist. Runnymede United Church, 432 242-5013. ,, child 12 & under free. ''• Runnymede Rd. 416-762-0657. ,. - 1 O:OOpm: Nevli Adventures in Sound - 7:00: Rainbow Voices of Toronto. Art/Subtle Technologies. late Night Solos: Spring Is In The Air. St. Luke's United Church, Pamela l, composer/perfoimer/audio artist. 353 Sherbourne St. 416-925-9872 x2166. Latvian House, 491 College. 416-910-7231. , (sr/st), child free with accompanying O(advance), (door) (prices include Spm adult, unwaged: donation. & 1 Opm perfonnances). ' - 7:30: Canadian Children's Opara Chorus. Canadian Youth Opera Chorus. Workshop production of excerpts from Hump· erdinck: Hansel and Gretel and Sondheim: Into the Woods. Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, Rober-t Rames 230 St. Clair West. 416-366-8823. Donation. Pr! ncip;1! Conducl'ot:. - 7:30: Oakville Children's Choir. look to this Day. Cherub, lntennediate, Boy, Senior Choir & Chamber Choir; Glenda Crawford, music director. Harvest Bible Chapel. 1215 Pops Dinner Co ncert Lakeshore Rd. West, Oakville. 905-337·7104. Frid,'J y /'./lay 28, :;:_0 0 4 . - 7:30: Orpheus Choir of Toronto. Nuvo. 0ocktai!s 5:30 Dinner 6 :0 0 Concer t 8:oc 560 (~30 chi id) inclwk:s Dinner £ind CorK.crt Fer- tickets c:ill : · Tavener. Svyati; Carriere: Songs of the Au· vergne; Eespere: Glorificatio. Robert Cooper, artistic director. Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-530-4428. ,,. - 7:30: Parish Church of St. Luke. Music at St. Luke's: The Harlequin Singers. Choral MAY 1 - ju NE 7 2004 WWW.THEWHOLENOTE .COM
